Additional Bills • May 2016

AB 2305 (Bloom) – Protection of Orcas Prohibits captive breeding of orcas in California, and prohibits orcas, other than those currently in captivity, from being held in captivity, and prohibits use of orcas for purposes of display, performance or entertainment purposes, with exceptions for education. SUPPORT

Tell your legislator that although SeaWorld has agreed to end its captive breeding program, company leadership can change and with it, so can company directions. The people of California and animal welfare advocates deserve the assurance that the captive breeding of orcas is permanent.

SB 1416 (Stone) - Salton Sea restoration Amended 3/28 Allows an individual to designate on his or her tax return a voluntary contribution to the Revive the Salton Sea Fund. The bill would require the Franchise Tax Board to revise the tax return form to include a space for the designation of contributions to the fund and to include specified information, including the purposes for which the contribution would be used. SUPPORT

Tell your legislator that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to clean up the Salton Sea, and this tax designation will ultimately have an effect on wildlife that depend on the Salton Sea.

AB 2716 (Dodd) - CA Meat & Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act Currently sets annual license renewal fees for custom livestock slaughterhouses and meat processing establishments. This bill would extend the current licensing and renewal provisions from January 1, 2017 until January 1, 2022. NO POSITION

Status: Passed full Assembly 79-0. In Senates Rules to be assigned to a cmte.

SB 1191 (Berryhill) - "Wildlife Management Plan"It's a long read with lofty language interspersed with conditions that make this a bill to facilitate and lock in hunting activities while ignoring viewing and photographing activities. For example, public meetings are to be held in locations where “participants” (aka hunters) are concentrated.OPPOSE

Status: Held in Senate Natural Resources Cmte, hopefully a dead bill.

SB 1270 (Galgiani) - Diseased animals and poultry This bill would extend the Department of Food and Agriculture’s fee schedule FROM January 1, 2017, to January 1, 2022. NO POSITION

SB 1331 (Pavley) - Guide Dogs for the Blind Requires the State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind to increase the board members who are blind to 3, and would require one representative from each of the 2 major consumer organizations representing Californians who are blind or visually impaired. SUPPORT

AB 2278 (Linder) - Seized/impounded animal This bill would make the owner or keeper of an animal that is seized for public safety reasons to be financially responsible to the seizing agency, and if the animal is impounded, to the impounding agency, for the entire cost of the seizure or impoundment of the animal, including costs associated with preparing and posting notices. NEUTRAL

Status: Sent to SUSPENSE FILE, May or may NOT be heard and move forward.

AB 2760 (Mathis) - Landlord & tenant Re conditions and standards of a tenant who has a support animal. OPPOSE

Status: Dead bill.

SB 1395 (Stone) - Crimes: increases animal felony penalties

Status: Dead bill.

AB 2052 (Williams)- Animal cruelty,: makes technical changes

Status: Dead bill.

AB 2596 (Bloom) - Pesticides

Status: Dead bill.

AB 665 (Frazier) - from 2015Gives complete authority to Fish & Game and Department of Fish & Wildlife and removes the rights of cities and counties to adopt their own ordinances.OPPOSE

Status: Stalled bill, probably dead bill.

AB 1188 (Gipson) - from 2015 Bans the possession and importation of any crocodile, alligator or kangaroo parts.

Status: Dead bill.

AB 1543 (Brough) - Animal abuse fines Requires additional fines for animal abuse to be paid to the local public animal control agency that has jurisdiction over the location where the violation occurred, and to compensate the owner or caretaker of an animal that requires medical care, rehabilitation, or recovery as a result of the animal abuse. SUPPORT

Status: INACTIVE, probably a dead bill.

AB 1792 (Wood) - Re Fish & Game CommissionThe commission shall allocate a specific number of elk tags to federally-recognized Indian tribes in California for the purpose of cultural or religious ceremonies or celebrations. Opens door for Indian ‘guides’ for tourist hunting.OPPOSE

Status: Sent to SUSPENSE file, probably a dead bill.

AB 976 (Steinorth) - Tax deduction for adopting qualified dog or cat Would allow a deduction, not to exceed $100, under that law for the qualified costs paid or incurred by a taxpayer for the adoption of a qualified pet, as defined, ( pit bulls, pit bull mixes, chihuahuas, cats, and pets over 4 years), from a qualified animal rescue organization. SUPPORT